Beyonce has been flirting with the fashion scene for years, occasionally donning cowboy hats. Most recently, she made this Wild West accessory – preferably a Stetson – her identification and national emblem.
A cowboy hat is more than just headgear, it is a symbolically charged part of American iconography. Beyoncé doesn't just want to leave the accessory from the Buffalo Bill days to those who would expect it anyway. With her, the attribute of the old America becomes a symbol of a different, better America; it can glitter or look like haute couture.